stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
choice; selection; option
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
in the end; at the end of the day
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
largehearted; frank; unaffected
to need; to call for; to require
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
viewing the past through rose-tinted glasses; glorifying past experiences; nostalgia filter; (lit.) memory revision
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
price; cost; value; worth; value
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
one bow; one salute; one greeting
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to spit out; to eject; to dump